So on my Naismith team I have two freshman centers, Ruffin and Wagner, and I only need one to play so I was going to redshirt one of them. I chose the worse of the two, Wagner, and he accepted the redshirt on the second try. Now looking at the practice thoughts email I realize that I might have made a mistake. Ruffin has high potential in every single category except ath and speed and would benefit far more from the redshirt year than Wagner.

So long story short the question is it worth the risk to take the RS off Wagner and try to get it on Ruffin even though he might not accept and Wagner might not accept again either.

I wouldnt.

Just be happy with what you got. My entire roster refuses the redshirt.

Somewhat related question: say I redshirt someone, his WE drops, then I pull the redshirt and it goes back to normal. Is there any long-term consequence of that action? Will he develop less quickly that season? I'm wondering because of the "NON-REVERSIBLE CONSEQUENCES" message you get when you start the redshirt process.

Just wondering if there are any risks to doing "test" redshirts to see if a guy is willing to take it.

No long term damage as far as I've ever heard. Feel free to "test" your whole team.

no gaurentee he takes it a second time... i say just be happy

Well its too late to switch now considering Ruffin played 15 minutes in my first game last night.

IMO a redshirt year is going to be worth about 40 to 60 points on average in total rating, but that depends a great deal on potential and work ethic.  I'm a firm believer in redshirting, but I tend to redshirt based more on what I need at the moment vs. what i think I'll need when the player is a senior.

So in your case I wouldn't look back.  You got the guy to take the shirt.  Be happy.  Last season I had a guy on my D2 team who refused 2 shirts and lost most of his WE when I tried to leave it on, so I gave up.  I wish I would have kept it on him, now.

I had a somewhat similar choice in my George Fox team this season.  I have one SF with a lot of high potential areas but low rating (437) and a PF with higher ATH/DEF but cruddy offense.  I usually would 'shirt the SF so he could reach full potential by the time he's a senior, but this season I think the SF is going to play so I redshirted the PF.  Once my upperclass bigs graduate, that PF is going to be a central part of my rotation and this way he has an extra year to work on his jump shot.

keep in mind, the redshirt also gets you an added season in which he will have useful IQ and spaces out your roster.  So, you might have been happier with the other guy, but this will help too

My only concern was that he has so much potential that without the redshirt hes never going to reach it. Im totally regretting not giving to him but my first instinct was to play him because hes the better player and is probably going to get 15 MPG. Now I realize my team really isnt that good this season anyway....Now I just need a good practice plan to get him to his full potential.

And don't forget you can always try to redshirt him as a sophomore. Sure it probably won't work but there is always a chance. In 350+ seasons I believe I once had a junior accept.

Posted by jenningss on 11/3/2011 2:43:00 AM (view original):
And don't forget you can always try to redshirt him as a sophomore. Sure it probably won't work but there is always a chance. In 350+ seasons I believe I once had a junior accept.

He could very well be the starter next season if he develops nicely this year so thats not really an option. Hes already grown 8 points through 2 games so Im not really that concerned about him.